Sealed Wisconsin court documents from Scott Walker investigation expose extent of corporate influence on democratic process rarely seen by the public Support the Guardian’s fearless,independent journalism by making a contribution or fitting a member
The pervasive influence of corporate cash in the democratic process, and the extraordinary lengths to which politicians, and lobbyists and even judges go to solicit money,are laid bare in sealed court documents leaked to the Guardian.[br]The John Doe files amount to 1500 pages of largely unseen material gathered in evidence by prosecutors investigating alleged irregularities in political fundraising. final year the Wisconsin supreme court ordered that all the documents should be destroyed, though a set survived that has now been obtained by the news organisation.
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Source: theguardian.com